In 1989, the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia came together as a community to construct a mural remembering the many victims of gun violence in Philadelphia. The “Stop the Violence” mural had displayed a list …
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Thirsty Dice: A Local Bar Brings People Together Over Board Games
Walking into Fairmont cafe Thirsty Dice, customers notice one thing; hundreds of board games lining the walls. A busy coffee bar-board game extravaganza, Thirsty Dice may seem unconventional, but it’s the boutique cafe’s mission to …
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Code Red: How Philadelphia is Helping the Homeless Population as the Temperatures Rise
As July steadily crawls to its end, Philadelphia has begun experiencing the most intense weather conditions of the summer. The City of Philadelphia officially declared a Heat Health Emergency on July 17th, due to the …
Continue reading »Community Agriculture: How Neighborhood Farms are Fighting Food Insecurity in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, the birth of America’s independence and sixth most populated city in the United States and yet still people find themselves deserted. Amidst the chosen streets lined with organic food shops, vegan vendors and boujee …
Continue reading »Hall Monitor: WHYY High School Filmmakers
WHYY’s high school Summer Filmmakers bring you their Western, Hall Monitor, for their genre challenge project. This was the second project of WHYY’s high school Summer Filmmakers program, where students were assigned a genre and line of …
Continue reading »2018: A Colonial Odyssey: WHYY Middle School Filmmakers
In their final project, WHYY’s middle school Summer Filmmakers take you on a journey to the present through Colonial eyes. 2018: A Colonial Odyssey is the story of James Griffith III’s wrong turn into 2018. …
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